Age of Conquest Reborn

The threat from the three field corps of the Independent Division puts the Kwantung Army in a very bad situation. The three sharp arrows are all pointing at the hinterland of Manchuria. The most threatening one is the newly emerged one in Kailu, East Mongolia.

The independent North China Field Corps on the front line with Tongliao has more than 300,000 troops!

General Nanjiro, the commander-in-chief of the Kwantung Army, felt the pressure. If the North China Field Corps of the Independent Division attacked southeastern Manchuria, the connection between Fengtian and Xinjing would be completely severed, and Manchuria would become a North-South

The two parts are not connected to each other, and the frontline of the independent divisions can point directly to the Korean Peninsula.

"The troops of the North China Field Corps of the Independent Division that entered Kailu and Tongliao in eastern Mongolia are mechanized corps equipped with a large number of trucks, armored vehicles and tanks. I personally observed this in my humble position in Kailu City..."

General Nanjiro looked at the intelligence sent back by Lieutenant Tajima again. This paragraph in it was what he was most worried about. The mechanized corps means the ability to quickly penetrate and detour, as well as the ability to quickly assault. However, in

The terrain of this line is flat and open, which is most suitable for large-scale mechanized assaults. The Kwantung Army troops have no possibility of forming a blocking line based on terrain conditions.

On a flat plain, blocking a mechanized corps of an independent division is not easy. Basically, it requires more than three times the strength of the attacking side, building several lines of defense, and constantly weakening the attacking side's assault capability. In other words, it takes human lives.

Replace the opponent's tanks and armored vehicles, but the problem of troop strength is now the biggest weakness of the Kwantung Army.

Being stretched thin most vividly illustrates General Nanjiro's current predicament. "Matsuda-kun, what do you think of this intelligence?" Nanjiro asked his chief of staff.

Kwantung Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Matsuda Kenjiro, Chief of Staff of the Kwantung Army, has worked with General Nanjiro for many years, and he immediately understood what the Commander-in-Chief meant, "Commander-in-Chief, the Ministry of Staff believes that the current situation around Manchuria is of great significance to us in the Kanto region.

For the military, it is not

Wonderful. The China devil deployed three corps with more than 1.3 million troops in three different directions, but it can be seen that the intention of the China people is to split Manchuria into several disconnected parts.

!" Chief of Staff Matsuda said enthusiastically.

However, his analysis obviously did not hit the point. General Nanjiro was not satisfied. If he could not even see this, he would not have bothered to mess around, and he would have had a chief of staff to nag him in front of him.

"Matsuda-kun, you don't understand what I mean. The strategic intention of the China Devil has been fully exposed. You don't need to repeat it. What I want to hear is your opinion on the intelligence sent back by Lieutenant Tajima?" Nanjiro

The general said slightly dissatisfied.

Chief of Staff Matsuda made a big blush. He felt quite embarrassed and felt uncomfortable. But he did not dare to show any signs of it. Was it because he failed to follow the commander-in-chief's intention? Who could he blame?

After adjusting his thinking, Chief of Staff Matsuda continued: "Commander-in-Chief, I have no doubts about the authenticity of this intelligence, and the independent division troops that pose the greatest threat to Manchuria are also in this direction. Therefore, the staff recommends that they be transferred immediately

The forces capable of blocking the independent division's attack from this direction have established several solid lines of defense in Western Manchuria. Moreover, without further ado, the independent division's attack is imminent, and we should start deploying it now!"

This time, it got to the heart of General Nanjiro, "But, Matsuda-kun, you must be very clear about the situation in front of the Kwantung Army, right? - We have so many troops, can they be deployed in that direction? If we continue from

Troops are being mobilized in the western Liaoning region. The Niangziguan Garrison Corps of the Independent Division opposite is commanded by the famous general Feng Jiwu under the Chinese devil Tang Qiuli. He has nearly half a million troops. What will we do if we launch an attack?

?”

After all, it was still a matter of troop strength. Although Chief of Staff Matsuda pointed out the essence of the problem, the method proposed was unrealistic. If the troop strength was sufficient, did I still need to seek his opinion?

Therefore, General Nanjiro made no secret of his dissatisfaction with a series of rhetorical questions. Faced with the barrage of rhetorical questions from His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, Chief of Staff Matsuda was speechless and felt so aggrieved, "I don't know where Your Majesty the Commander-in-Chief is today.

The root is wrong, or you took the wrong medicine. As the chief of staff, it is your duty to make suggestions. As for where to mobilize troops, that is your business, General Nanjiro!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda secretly complained, but these problems actually existed and could not be avoided, so he could only choose to remain silent.

Probably, General Nanjiro felt that his tone just now had greatly hurt the heart of this loyal subordinate, so he softened his tone and said: "Matsuda-kun, I am not targeting you. We cannot avoid this fact. The Kwantung Army's existing

Our troops are not strong enough to be divided into three places, otherwise, we will be at an absolute disadvantage in that direction!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda felt a little better, but he did not dare to make any rash suggestions again. If he didn't take General Nanjiro's mind into account, he would be asking for trouble. "Then Commander-in-Chief, you

What's the best way to deal with it?" He asked cautiously, my suggestion is inappropriate, so do you have any clever ideas?

General Nanjiro sighed and said: "Matsuda-kun, please immediately and truthfully report the tense situation around Manchuria to the Far East Campaign Headquarters, especially the latest independent division North China Field Corps troops, and request Commander-in-Chief Zain to report from

In the order of operations of the Imperial Far East Expeditionary Force, no less than eight divisions were mobilized to reinforce the Kwantung Army. In addition, a telegram was sent to the base camp to urge all local supplementary troops to arrive as soon as possible!"

Just as Chief of Staff Matsuda was about to leave, he was stopped by General Nanjiro, "Wait a minute, Matsuda-kun, convey my order. The four divisions of the Third Army of the Kwantung Army have been replenished. The first and second tanks

The brigade, Asayama Brigade, Ono Brigade, 9th Mixed Brigade, 7th Independent Brigade, the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade directly under the headquarters and other units form the defense force in the direction of Western Manchuria. The commander is the commander of the Third Army, Heishan.

Lieutenant General!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda was shocked and said hurriedly: "Your Excellency, Commander-in-Chief, please make a careful decision. The strength of the Third Army and the other four brigades will exceed 230,000, which already accounts for one-third of our army's strength in the western Liaoning region."

If this is the case, our army's strength in the western Liaoning area is already less than 400,000. As you just pointed out, what will happen once Feng Jiwu's troops attack?"

General Nanjiro smiled bitterly, "Matsuda-kun, how can you not know the situation we are facing? However, in the direction of Western Manchuria, facing the threat of a field corps of the Independent Division, don't we make any arrangements? Will we deal with the Independent Division in North China?

The deployment of the field corps will be reported to the Far East Campaign Headquarters at the same time!"

Chief of Staff Matsuda shut up at that time. Yes, the Commander-in-Chief is right, but this approach of tearing down the east wall to repair the west wall is definitely not a long-term solution? The Kwantung Army faces threats from three directions.

, the military strength was at a disadvantage. Once a war started, perhaps only His Majesty the Emperor knew what the consequences would be. He left with a heavy heart.

"Yoshino-kun, Lieutenant Tajima of your intelligence department is a capable man. You should pay more attention to promotion. The empire needs young officers like this! Okay, you can step down. The main task of the intelligence department in the future is to be placed in the independent division.

I want to know every move of the three corps in advance!" General Nanjiro said to Major General Yoshino, the head of the intelligence headquarters who had been silent and listened to his conversation with Chief of Staff Matsuda.

In fact, when the Commander-in-Chief and the Chief of Staff were talking, he couldn't interrupt, let alone wanted to interrupt. After hearing General Nanjiro's words, Major General Yoshino stood at attention and said, "Yes! Commander-in-Chief, the Intelligence Headquarters is closely monitoring all actions of the China troops.

In the first time, effective information for your agents!" He said with certainty.

General Nanjiro himself was the only one left in the office. The morning sun outside had risen brilliantly. Thousands of rays of rays of light shone on the curtains, revealing a blood-like dark red color. However, he did not want to open the thick curtains and sit on the chair.

, closed his eyes, leaned his head back on the chair, with a heavy face, trying to sort out the chaotic situation, and the worries in his heart became more and more serious.

General Nanjiro's telegram arrived in the hands of Prince Zain, who was in Khabarovsk. A drizzle had just begun to fall in the sky in the Far East. The careful raindrops were mixed with the cold wind, and the whole city was filled with coldness.

It was desolate and the sky was so dark that it was depressingly dark.

After reading the telegram, his heart sank suddenly, "That China devil, is he going to attack Manchuria?" Although he was mentally prepared, it was still a bit unexpected for it to come so quickly.

General Nanjiro's vision is on the entire Manchuria, while Prince Zain's vision is undoubtedly much broader, covering the Far East and Manchuria, including the Korean Peninsula. This is the fundamental difference between a commander at the strategic level and a commander in an independent direction. In other words

In other words, they are not the same things to worry about!

Prince Zain had no objection to the report of the Kwantung Army mobilizing troops and deploying defenses in Western Manchuria. Nanjiro's response was undoubtedly correct, but Nanjiro's request to dispatch troops from the Far East to reinforce the Kwantung Army was

The request was quite speechless.

Prince Zai Ren is also very clear that although he, including himself, has been desperately replenishing troops and restoring strength to the Kwantung Army during this period, so far, the total strength of the Kwantung Army has just returned to one-third of its heyday.

About two months ago, the most critical issue of combat effectiveness was not yet considered. The China devil deployed three lines of heavy troops in different directions on the Manchurian border and assumed an offensive posture. The intention was obvious, which was to disperse the strength of the Kwantung Army.

This is no longer a conspiracy, but a naked conspiracy that does not require any cover-up. All strategic intentions are clearly stated. However, even if you understand the conspiracy of this Chinese devil, what should you do?

(To be continued)